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Intern FrieslandCampina Ingredients, Ingredient functionality

On-site in Wageningen·Added yesterday (last checked 11 Oct)

Overview

Requirements

  • Work on-site in Wageningen

    No relocation package mentioned.

Skills

Requirements

What we're looking for

  • MSc student in Food Technology, Food Science, Dairy Technology, Chemical Engineering or related field
  • Interested in colloid science, protein functionality, or formulation
  • Hands-on experimental mindset
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Minimal 5 months Internship/Thesis period

The role

The development of nutritional beverage products requires a strong understanding of ingredient functionality and product performance. During this internship, you will contribute to research projects that support the development of next-generation beverage concepts. Working within FrieslandCampina's R&D and Innovation organization, you will investigate how ingredients and formulation approaches can be translated into successful applications. You will combine hands-on laboratory work with data analysis and contribute to generating knowledge that supports product and ingredient development. This internship offers the opportunity to gain experience in an industrial research environment and work closely with experts from different disciplines. Key activities include:

What you'll do

  • Designing and conducting experimental studies
  • Evaluating ingredients and product performance
  • Supporting formulation and application development activities
  • Applying analytical techniques to for characterization
  • Analysing and interpreting experimental data
  • Translating findings into practical recommendations
  • Presenting results to project teams and stakeholders

Example research areas

You will work closely with application experts, process technologists, and analytical experts within FrieslandCampina's Innovation & R&D organisation. Example research areas:

custom

  • Protein ingredient functionality
  • Beverage formulation and application development
  • Product quality and performance

Ideal Student

  • Ingredient interactions in nutritional systems Ideal Student

About FrieslandCampina

Industry
Dairy

In their own words

About the company & team

For thousands of people every day, we are more than just a dairy company. To our farmers, our employees, the communities we serve, the businesses we work with and the people to whom we bring happiness, FrieslandCampina means something more. For them it's not just about what we do, but who we are. We value talented people from any background who want to contribute to something bigger than themselves. We encourage all of our employees to make decisions that benefit our entire company. At FrieslandCampina we own our own career and act accordingly. We trust you to make a difference in your job and influence the bigger picture. Working at FrieslandCampina means you are contributing to a better world. This position is in our FrieslandCampina Innovation Center in Wageningen and is part of a team of Application Development Specialists which is embedded in FrieslandCampina Ingredients Development organization. An international team working on the application of our ingredients in the end products of our customers, like nutritional beverage products. Interested in developing innovative nutritional beverages? Join FrieslandCampina and explore how ingredients, formulation, and processing influence product performance. We are looking for MSc student for internship or Thesis for minimal 5 months.

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